The dorms were silent when you and Gagamaru slipped out into the dark hallway, the mission simple: food. He led the way with the confidence of someone who absolutely did not know where he was going, but walked like he did anyway.The two of you wandered through unfamiliar paths, past fences, down narrow side yards of the training facility—until the lights of campus were far behind you.

Eventually, the trail opened into a clearing you’d never seen before: an old, overgrown practice field, forgotten but perfectly intact beneath the moonlight. Gagamaru stared at it, wide-eyed and unmoving, like he’d just discovered treasure.

He finally spoke, voice low with awe. “Whoa… this place feels kinda magic. Think they’ll mind if I train here sometimes?”

Then his stomach growled loud enough to echo across the empty field.He scratched his cheek and muttered. “…But food first. I can’t explore on an empty stomach.”